Pie crust is not bread dough, and if you overwork the dough, the crust will become quite tough and difficult to handle.
Basic Flaky Pie Crust
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Recipe Summary Basic Flaky Pie Crust
It is just what it claims to be. Use as unbaked pie shell.Ingredients | Pie Crust Recipes
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening, chilled
3 tablespoons ice water
Directions
Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together.
Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake.
Info | Pie Crust Recipes
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 pie crust
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